question about fats with carbs...

[regurgitator]

I have upped my fat intake(flax seed oil,peanut butter,cashews etc) to try and lose some fat and I was wondering if it is a no no to take fast with carbs? I use flax seed oil in my MRP's and eat cashews for snacks...what is the best way to use the fats? I am keeping my protein high and carbs fairly low..

 

[THE BOUNCER]

Don't go overboard with the fats bro. The flaxseed oil, peanut butter, and nuts are all good when eaten in moderation. Keep the carbs low and raise your level of cardio.

 

[Honeynut]

careful regurgitator, w/those cashews - 13 cashews have 1000 calories in em

 

[Honeynut]

hm
maybe less than a thousand
a lot, in any case...

 

[regurgitator]

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So how much fat should I intake a day? I am presently 180 pounds, 5'11" 10-11%bf, I am trying to get up to a lean 195 with 6-7%bf.....I am doing 3 days a week weights and 3-4 days a week cardio...

 

[MS]

Ummmm do I understand your goals correctly......you're trying to gain 15lbs muscle while dropping 4% bodyfat????

Tell us what else you're taking/doing besides flaxseed oil and nuts. Is this a bulking diet or a cutting diet?

Anyway to answer your question you would ideally avoid mixing your carbs and fats to any great extent. This is true anytime IMHO. But too much fat is still too much fat. Just because it's considered 'good' fat doesn't mean you can eat 2 kilos of cashews per day and not expect to gain considerable fat. Excess calories are excess calories no matter how you count them.

 

[karde]

Ahhh, i love cashews. BUt they are right. Munch too many of them, and you will put on the weight. Cardio is your friend in all of this. Eating carbs at the right time of day, and keeping an eye on carbs and fat are important considerations. Everything has to be balanced.

 

[dEgeNeRaTe8211]

well carbs are always metabolized first, before protein and fat. so if you have carbs and fat together in the same meal, the liver will focus on the carbs...while the fats are stored away for the time being.
...and probably stored for a while too.
so...carbs+prot=good ; prot+fat=good ; carbs+fat=bad

 

[bigmag]

first off you should spread your fat, carb, and protein intake evenly throughout the day. Secondly....for you weight I would suggest about 32-36g of fat per day, 200g of protein daily, and about 160-170g of carbs a day.

 

[The Dude]

1800 calories a day? Damn, I would shrink away to nothing with that level of calories.....and be starving in the process. No, I think 10 calories per pound is way too low to successfully lose weight without losing tons of muscle.

 

[regurgitator]

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Yeah I upped my cals to 2300 a day with 250+g protein,170g Carbs and 37g fat. Combined with early morning running and 3 days a week heavy weights I am hoping I will lose my mini love handles.

 

[Mr.X]

Re: -->>

So how much fat should I intake a day? I am presently 180 pounds, 5'11" 10-11%bf, I am trying to get up to a lean 195 with 6-7%bf.....I am doing 3 days a week weights and 3-4 days a week cardio...

15lbs of muscle and 4%bf drop w/ 3 day a week training? hmmm, what else are you planning to use besides flaxseed...but, now to get to the point...you can mix about 1tbsp. of a type of fat w/ Low-gi carbs, yet I don't really recommend it...I usually put forth the theory that carbs/fat don't mix, unless of course 33/33/33 (protein/carbs/fat) is done, and even then the fats should be EFA....Just don't mix fats w/ HIGH-gi and you'll be fine

Mr.X